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22nd St Hill
The prize for the steepest street is shared between two SF streets: Filbert St (between Hyde and Leavenworth) and here. Both have 31.5% grades (17-degree slope), but theres barely any traffic on 22nd and nothing quite beats the thrill of cycling down it, grabbing two fistfuls of br
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Vereins Kirche
Your admission to the Pioneer Museum includes a visit to the citys Vereins Kirche, which was the original town church, meeting hall and school. The tiny building contains archival photos and historical artifacts that can be interesting for history buffs and, if youre lucky, youll g
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Victoria Manalo Draves Park
A welcome patch of green in a sea of concrete, this lovely 2-acre park is the perfect spot for a picnic in SoMa – little ones love the slide and jungle gym. Good landscaping, a community garden and interesting art – including laser-etched steel murals – give reason to linger. There
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Tournament House & Wrigley Gardens
Chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley spent his winters in the elegant Italian Renaissance–style mansion where the Tournament of Roses Association now masterminds the annual Rose Parade. When they’re not busy, you can tour the rich interior and inspect Rose Queen crowns and related m
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Schubert Club Museum
The Schubert Club Museum has a brilliant collection of old pianos and harpsichords - some tickled by Brahms, Mendelssohn and the like - as well as old manuscripts and letters from famous composers. Its located on the 2nd floor of the Landmark Center. The club also stages free chamb
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San Diego Botanic Garden
This 30-acre garden has a large collection of California native plants and flora of different regions of the world, including Australia and Central America. There are special activities in the children’s garden (10am Tuesday to Thursday); check the website for a schedule. From I-5,
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San Francisco Carousel
Your chariot awaits to whisk you and the kiddies past the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and other SF landmarks hand-painted on this Italian carousel twinkling with 1800 lights at the bayside end of Pier 39. The old-timey organ carnival music is loud enough to drown out the inevitabl
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Route 66 Auto Museum
This museum pays homage to the mother of all roads. Boasting around 35 cars from the 1920s through the 1960s, all in beautiful condition, plus lots of 1950s memorabilia, its a fun place; enjoy a milkshake at the 50s-style snack shack. If youre in the market for a beautifully restor
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Langone Park
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, this peaceful waterside park belies the history of this site: in 1919, a huge distillery tank burst, sending forth a flood of molasses that destroyed homes, killed 21 people and injured hundreds more. Nowadays, youll see North Enders speaking Ital
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Lum Sai Ho Tong
Founded in 1899, the Lum Sai Ho Tong Society was one of more than 100 societies started by Chinese immigrants in Hawaii to help preserve their cultural identity. This one was for the Lum clan hailing from west of the Yellow River. The temple is not open to the general public, but y
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Robb Family Farm
Run by the same family for more than a century, this 400-acre farm hosts maple-sugaring demonstrations in early spring; they also offer free sugarhouse tours and sell maple products and organic beef in their gift shop year-round. From Brattleboro, follow VT 9 west to Greenleaf St,
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Main Beach
Just south of Balboa Peninsula is Corona del Mar , a ritzy bedroom community on the privileged eastern flanks of the Newport Channel with plenty of upscale stores and restaurants. Corona del Mar State Beach lies at the foot of the cliffs. Locals enjoy impromptu, not quite legal, co
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Lake View Cemetery
Beyond the circle further east, dont forget this eclectic outdoor museum where President James Garfield rests in an eye-poppingly enormous tower (its especially grand for a guy who was president for only six months!). Other notables include local comic-book hero Harvey Pekar and cr
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Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
This excellent visitor center focuses on the Kodiak brown bear, the most famous resident of the refuge, with an exhibit room that’s especially well suited for children, a short film on the bears and a bookstore. A variety of kids’ programs are offered, with the schedule posted on t
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WWII Japanese American Internment Museum
During World War II, Japanese Americans were rounded up and evicted from their homes and businesses and sent to live in internment camps. One of these camps took root in the delta mud just outside of McGehee, AR, and this museum is dedicated to telling the story of its inmates via
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Wells Fargo building
A few of the old stone buildings are inhabited, others are crumbling at the 19th-century Silver Reef Ghost Town. The restored Wells Fargo building houses a museum and art gallery. Diagrams of the rough-and-tumble town and mine give a feel of what it was like back in the day. Take
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Rock Island Arsenal Museum
Floating out in the Mississippi River, Rock Island once held a Civil War–era arsenal and POW camp. It now holds the impressive Rock Island Arsenal Museum (with old guns galore), as well as a Civil War cemetery, national cemetery and visitor center for barge viewing. All are free, b
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Rafikis Planet Watch
Veterinarians care for sick and injured animals at the Conservation Station , and sometimes there are animal interactions. You can check out the adorable, fist-sized tamarin monkeys and pet sheep and goats at Affection Section . But ultimately, the Wildlife Express Train you take t
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Pala‘au State Park
Soak in the views over the Kalaupapa Peninsula, listen to winds rustle through groves of ironwood and eucalyptus trees and witness sacred rocks that represent human genitals. This misty state park is at the end of Hwy 470, near the Kalaupapa trailhead. Its good for a picnic, some p
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National Great Blacks in Wax Museum
This excellent African American history museum has exhibits on Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr and Barack Obama, as well as lesser-known figures, such as explorer Matthew Henson. The museum also covers slavery, the Jim Crow era and African leaders – all t
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